there must be even ones, that can go even further... 500fsb x 8.5 maximum multi for the q9550
are only about 4200 mhz... some brought this babies at least to 4400...do you have to have a handpicked board for that?

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nope just luck.i would get the x48 because of the better chance of it clocking higher

I just bought a Socket A motherboard off a guy here, but he doesn't have paypal so I sent him a check. This means my 3rd computer will be up and running again shortly, but this time it won't be running a Pentium 3—it'll have a Athlon XP 2200+.

I just bought a Socket A motherboard off a guy here, but he doesn't have paypal so I sent him a check. This means my 3rd computer will be up and running again shortly, but this time it won't be running a Pentium 3—it'll have a Athlon XP 2200+.

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Sounds good, it should do ~200-220 PPD, that's what I get from my 1.6ghz Pentium M that runs 24/7 and they should be about equal, maybe the Pentium would be slighty faster (it's about on par with a 2.8ghz P4, so that seems likely even)

i know one you lost due to the PSU, but what happened to the other one?

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i'm not sure it just became unstable as hell when it was crunching.Replaced the PSU and tested the rig and everything seemed fine but when i had it crunching it would corrupt the OS files and run like complete shit so i gave up on it.Its not like i can deal with it daily because i don't have it here. (i didn't have room at the time so i have it at a family members house) its a Gateway so i think that says it all(damn me and buying a OEM because of a great deal)

i'm not sure it just became unstable as hell when it was crunching.Replaced the PSU and tested the rig and everything seemed fine but when i had it crunching it would corrupt the OS files and run like complete shit so i gave up on it.Its not like i can deal with it daily because i don't have it here. (i didn't have room at the time so i have it at a family members house) its a Gateway so i think that says it all(damn me and buying a OEM because of a great deal)

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damn bro, I've felt like giving up on PC's at certain times, but glad i didn't Better times will come for you bro

i'm not sure it just became unstable as hell when it was crunching.Replaced the PSU and tested the rig and everything seemed fine but when i had it crunching it would corrupt the OS files and run like complete shit so i gave up on it.Its not like i can deal with it daily because i don't have it here. (i didn't have room at the time so i have it at a family members house) its a Gateway so i think that says it all(damn me and buying a OEM because of a great deal)

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Sounds like a ram issue, whatever ram you were running in that rig you may want to memtest them.